Hop Grail
Hawk Brew
- Pilsner
- 4.5% ABV
- Label approved Sep 11
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90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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University of Hartford's Dining Services' Pilsner. Label approved 11 September 2026; not spotted yet.
Lighter than 84% of the 638 Pilsner labels we've read.
Brewed at Alvarium Beer Company LLC (Connecticut).
From the label“Brian Bugnacki '05 graduated from the University of Hartford's Barney School of Business. After twelve years in the corporate world, his passion for home brewing beer led him to launch Alvarium Beer Company in 2017 and Alvarium Roasting in 2022. Brian's passion for exceptional product development, service, and business acumen most definitely can be attributed to his time at UHart. "Drink fresh. Drink dank." –Brian Bugnacki, Owner”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 40–45°F (4–7°C)
- Glass
- Pilsner glass: tall and tapered, so the bubbles and color show
- Goes with
- Pizza, Fried chicken, Sushi
About 135–155 calories and 12–17 g carbs
About 90 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Pilsner. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
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About this beer
This is the 5th of 5 labels we have from University of Hartford's Dining Services. It is one of 101 pilsner labels approved in September 2026. Its label was approved 2 days after it was submitted. The brand on the label is University of Hartford's Dining Services; it was brewed at Alvarium Beer Company LLC in Connecticut. The label carries the Brewers Association independent seal.
Brew it
A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.
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